Stiff Magazine editor Dave Harlequin to judge costume contest

Posted September 17, 2012 at 11:21pm by Michael Knox

This year's 4th annual Modern Film Fest kicks off Halloween earlywith a costume contest and Stiff Magazine editor Dave Harlequin will be judging entries while the band Graveyard Boulevard performs.

The contest will be open to all genres and mediums, so come as your favorite movie, comic book or video game character. This is a family friendly event, so keep the costumes PG-13 please.

We will be screening, "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan," but the contest is a general entry event, so it'd be great to see Storm Troopers, Indiana Jones fans, Zombie fans  and other genres, including, "Doctor Who" at the contest.

Registration for the costume contest begins at 5  p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the historic Gem Theatre, Kannapolis, N.C. and the registration fee is $10. All registered costume contest participants will receive a free ticket to, "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan" which screens at 8 p.m. that same night.

The winners of the costume contest will be announced at 7:30 p.m. that night, just prior to the screening of, "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan," just after a performance by Graveyard Boulevard at 7 p.m. and Dave Harlequin will announce the costume contest winners.

Dave Harlequin is a professional freelance journalist and editor-in chief of Stiff Magazine; a bi-monthly horror/alternative culture & entertainment publication available internationally in print and digital formats through Amazon Publishing.

He is also the programming coordinator for MonsterCon; South Carolina’s largest three-day annual multi-fandom convention. Additionally, he serves on the awards committee for the annual Fright Meter Horror Film Awards. Harlequin is also a regular contributor to CinemaSlasher.com, FrightMeter.com, and various other media outlets both in and outside the horror genre.

With more than ten years of experience in the entertainment industry and a lifetime of fandom, it’s no surprise this self-described, “horror addict” is a regular on many convention guest/panel lists throughout the United States. 2012 will mark his third year as a media guest at Modern Film Fest, where he will also be serving as media/promotional consultant for the festival, as well as hosting the annual Modern Film Fest Costume Contest along with Stiff Magazine.